view of a man
How does Hobbes’s view of man differ from that of Locke and Rousseau? How does this lead to Hobbes’s preference for a monarchy and Locke and Rousseau’s preference for democracy? Be specific and support your thoughts.
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Social contract theorists
Hobbes considers human beings as individuals whose needs never seem to be satisfied since they yearn to get more supremacy. This view of the nature of man leads him to come up with social contract theory which centres the start of states, laws and the impacts of regulated communities on an individual(Morris, 2000).
Hobbes illustrates the image of the natural state as a war against all in a world dominated by the state of chaos with individuals acting in their best personal interest.
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